PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2014

Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]

Property, plant and equipment consist of the following⁽¹⁾(in thousands):



	June 30, 2014			December 31, 2013
Land, buildings and improvements	$	88,461		$	88,295
Machinery, equipment and fixtures	80,268			80,584
Office furniture, equipment and vehicles	22,827			23,421
Construction in progress	112			217
	191,668			192,517
Accumulated depreciation	(119,770		)	(117,861		)
Property, plant and equipment, net	$	71,898		$	74,656

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⁽¹⁾	During the six months ended June 30, 2014, the Company reclassified balances related to cost and accumulated depreciation. The net property, plant and equipment balance was not impacted by this adjustment. The December 31, 2013 balances have been reclassified to reflect the proper presentation.

- Definition

The entire disclosure for long-lived, physical assets used in the normal conduct of business and not intended for resale. Includes, but is not limited to, accounting policies and methodology, roll forwards, depreciation, depletion and amortization expense, including composite depreciation, accumulated depreciation, depletion and amortization expense, useful lives and method used, income statement disclosures, assets held for sale and public utility disclosures.

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